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F-35B在一側彈艙掛載4枚長矛3型及1枚AIM-120飛彈。（圖片取自洛馬「X」）

F-35B首次掛載「長矛3型」飛行測試成功

First F-35B Flight With SPEAR 3 Successfully Conducted

美國F-35聯合計畫辦公室（F-35 JPO）21日證實，由歐洲飛彈大廠MBDA研發的「長矛3型」（SPEAR 3）迷你巡弋飛彈，已成功整合於F-35B匿蹤戰機，並完成首次飛行測試。
The F-35 Joint Program Office (F-35 JPO) confirmed on the 21st that MBDA’s SPEAR 3 miniature cruise missile has been successfully integrated with the F-35B stealth fighter and completed its first flight test.

此次測試由英美雙方合作進行，由英國皇家海軍飛行員貝克少校駕駛美國海軍陸戰隊F-35B戰機，在馬里蘭州帕圖森河海軍航空站完成測試任務。
The test was conducted jointly by the United Kingdom and the United States, with a Royal Navy pilot flying a US Marine Corps F-35B from Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland.

測試機當時掛載4枚「長矛3型」飛彈，驗證飛彈與機體間的整合性能與飛行穩定性。
The aircraft carried four SPEAR 3 missiles to validate aerodynamic integration and flight stability.

「長矛3型」主打小型化、高精準距外打擊

SPEAR 3 Designed for Compact, High-Precision Stand-Off Strikes

「長矛3型」由MBDA英國分公司開發，屬於新世代小型巡弋飛彈，重量約100公斤，最大射程超過140公里。
Developed by MBDA UK, the SPEAR 3 is a next-generation miniature cruise missile weighing around 100 kilograms with a range exceeding 140 kilometers.

由於體積相對小巧，F-35B可在維持匿蹤外型下，於內部彈艙掛載更多彈藥。
Its compact size allows the F-35B to carry more weapons internally while preserving stealth characteristics.

根據規劃，F-35B未來最多可於內部彈艙攜帶8枚「長矛3型」，大幅提升單機打擊密度與持續作戰能力。
Under current plans, the F-35B may eventually carry up to eight SPEAR 3 missiles internally, significantly increasing strike capacity and mission endurance.

多重導引系統　強化複雜戰場打擊能力

Multi-Mode Guidance Enhances Performance in Complex Combat Environments

「長矛3型」採用複合導引架構，整合雙向資料鏈、衛星導航、慣性導航、毫米波雷達與雷射導引等技術。
SPEAR 3 uses a multi-mode guidance system integrating two-way datalink, satellite navigation, inertial navigation, millimeter-wave radar, and laser guidance technologies.

這使其能在高干擾、複雜電磁環境下，持續修正飛行路徑並精準攻擊目標。
This enables the missile to update targeting data in flight and strike accurately even in heavily contested electronic warfare environments.

此外，MBDA也規劃發展電子戰版本「SPEAR-EW」，可與打擊型飛彈協同行動，執行防空壓制（SEAD）任務。
MBDA is also developing an electronic warfare variant called SPEAR-EW, intended to work alongside strike missiles in suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) missions.

英軍強化F-35B遠距精準打擊能力

UK Enhancing Long-Range Precision Strike Capability for F-35B Fleet

F-35 JPO指出，「長矛3型」對英軍F-35B戰力提升至關重要，尤其有助於強化距外精準打擊能力，同時兼顧低可偵測性。
The F-35 JPO stated that SPEAR 3 is critical to enhancing the combat effectiveness of the UK’s F-35B fleet, especially in stand-off precision strike roles while maintaining low observability.

分析指出，F-35B結合「長矛3型」後，將可在敵方防空圈外發動多波次精準攻擊，提升生存能力與突防效率。
Analysts note that pairing the F-35B with SPEAR 3 enables multiple precision attacks from outside enemy air defense zones, improving survivability and penetration capability.

未來若整合電子戰型與其他無人載具協同作戰，將進一步強化北約「有人／無人組合」（MUM-T）與分散式作戰能力。
Future integration with electronic warfare variants and unmanned systems could further strengthen NATO’s manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) and distributed warfare capabilities.